Ummm…Is That a Sock in Your Hair? The Freshest, Easiest Hairstyle

Ever wonder how people have such amaze, thick, perfectly rolled looking top knots? Because I get a pang of jealousy every time I see a someone rocking a really full bun on the L train (Yup. I've got super fine, super straight hair, people. Even if my editor Rachel is jealous, I think she's crazy.) Instead of drooling over stranger's hair like a total creep, I've decided to resurrect a trick for awesome top knots I rocked a lot last winter. All you need is...a freakin' sock!

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A sock bun is the hair equivalent of stuffing your bra. It’s pretty genius and basically free (unless you are the only person on the planet that doesn’t have a stray sock laying around. Then it’ll cost you the price of one sock). Even though Kim K over here isn’t wearing a sock, she’s got the totally sexy top-knot thing down. Here’s how it works:

Snip! First, trim the toes off of a sock so you have a long tube (I’ve been using one of these, but you can use any sock that’s close to your hair color and goes above the ankle).

Roll Then, roll the sock tightly into a donut shape. The tighter you roll it, the better, so don’t be scared to be a little aggressive.

Tie Tie your hair into a pony tail wherever you want the bun to sit on your head. I like to also add some texturizer because my hair is pretty flat, but that’s not a must.

Tuck Slip the sock donut around your ponytail and pull it up so the ends of your pony kind of waterfall over the donut. Then, start rolling the ends of your pony outwards and down around the donut. Keep it up until the donut is sitting flat against your head. The tighter the better here, too.

Pin Then, take a few bobby pins and slip them in around the base of your bun. Some people can skip this step, but my hair won’t stay in place if I do.